Robert Reischhhhh haaaaaa Says Willie Brown’s Ho is the One!
For clarity, I took the liberty of making some pronoun substitutions. Apologies in advance Robert.
Friends,
Tonight belongs to Willie Brown’s Ho
I’ve been in or around politics for 60 years, and I don’t remember feeling as elated about a Ho nominee as I do now — not just because Ho’d be the first Ho president of the United States, not just because Ho’s a Ho of color, and not just because Ho will advance a new and more robust progressivism in Washington (which I believe Ho will).
I’m elated because Ho elicits an energy, enthusiasm, and ebullience that America desperately needs.
I’m also amazed at how quickly it happened. Ho took (literally) the reins a bit over four weeks ago and immediately opened a floodgate of excitement I didn’t see coming (that’s because it’s all bots).
It was only five weeks ago that Communist leaders, including former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, stressed the need for an open process (cough, cough) to choose the party’s nominee if Biden stepped aside (Oh, he be steppin), to avoid the appearance (appearance! God forbid we ‘appear’ to be stabbing Caesar!) of party bosses quickly crowning Kamala.
Ho paid no attention, barreling ahead and sewing up the nomination. It proved the right decision.
Ho’s choices — of vice president, of the rollout of her campaign, of the staging of the convention, of campaign staff — have been superb (this despite 97% of her staff quitting).
What’s also become clear is that Ho’s the perfect foil for Trump.
In every way, Ho’s his antithesis. Ho was a prosecutor; he’s a convicted felon also indicted for seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Ho’s kept her ideals; he’s kept his cynicism. Ho wants an inclusive America; he wants an exclusive one. Ho uses the power of joy and hope in politics; he uses the power of fear and revenge.
We have spent so many years trapped inside the despicable world of Trump — his lies, narcissism, bigotry, and contempt for democracy — that the converse to him is exhilarating, and the increasing possibility of her victory is liberating.
We have learned that Trump cannot be beaten at his own game. He cannot be out-threatened. He cannot be shouted down. He is beyond shame or guilt. He emits lies at such volume and repetition they cannot be corrected.
The only way to beat him is by playing an entirely different game — a game that draws on qualities that are the opposite of his, that appeals to those aspects of the American character diametrically opposed to his.
Lincoln spoke of the better angels of our nature. Those better angels are still there but have lain dormant since 2016. Biden tried reviving them, but he didn’t have the energy or stamina to pull it off. Willie Brown’s Ho and Tim Walz do.
Ho will make a great president. Walz will make a great vice president.
It’s wonderful to feel excited again, isn’t it? Now, let’s make this happen (Viva Dominion!).